Catering Manager (MOD site)

Job Introduction

As Catering Manager, you'll plan, organise and coordinate all catering activity, ensuring service delivery excellence for two diners

You'll provide leadership and clear direction to your team, ensuring they are motivated and engaged, and that they understand how their contribution impacts on the business.

Frustrated working split shifts, long 12 hour days every day and then working every weekend and bank holidays? We believe in quality of life not only for our clients, but our people too - no Christmas Day working in a hot kitchen!

We are a key partner to the Ministry of Defence, running services at major UK and overseas military bases which improve quality of life for our military personnel. We are dedicated to delivering the best quality as well as cost-efficiency in the delivery of infrastructure, facilities management, catering, retail and leisure services to the armed forces community.

We’re proud that our work has a significant bearing on morale, retention and recruitment.

Role Responsibility

Plan, organise and coordinate daily catering activities

Operate the Sodexo recipe on line menu and ordering system.

Operate a successful Pay as You Dine operation with a full understanding of profit and loss

Prepare, cook and serve food to the highest quality as per company policies

Plan functions including menus and costing in conjunction with the Services Manager

Input and plan menus utilising a central menu bank ensuring maintenance, ordering and control of food stocks within budget

Continually monitor all food and hygiene standards and practices ensuring they are maintained at the highest level

The Ideal Candidate

Proven experience of working in a similar role within the service industry at a comparable level in a company

Supervisory experience

Must have one of the following qualifications or equivalent:- BSC (Catering), MHCIM, HND, City and Guilds 706/1 and 2, NVQ level 2 and 3 and possess an intermediate level food safety certificate

Good numerical and communication skills, must be able to demonstrate effective verbal and written communication

Management knowledge of health & safety and food safety

Able to work on own initiative within a team environment

Able to demonstrate working knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel and Outlook)

Able to demonstrate attention to detail and adherence to standards

Desirable

IOSH and CIEH qualifications or equivalent

Proven experience of managing client relationships

Proven track record of leading, managing and developing a team

Experience of working in a military environment

Package Description

We also offer Sodexo Discounts site promoting discounted mobile phone tariffs, savings across restaurant chains and days out, where you and your family can save money on everything from your weekly food shop to the latest cinema blockbuster

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs some 35,000 employees to deliver integrated facilities management services to clients at over 2,000 locations in the corporate, healthcare, education, leisure, defence and justice sectors. With an annual turnover of over £1bn, we provide everything from catering, cleaning and reception to security, laboratory and grounds maintenance services, enabling our clients to focus on their core business

Sodexo and our clients are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults within a regulated activity. Certain roles will require applicants to undergo screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and/ or Disclosure Scotland.

We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to further engage ex-forces personnel and reservists. Those applying for roles with us who meet the essential criteria advertised under the ‘ideal candidate’ on the vacancy advertised are guaranteed to progress within the selection process.